Chapter VIII
XV. Did she repent? O Sorrow! Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will? See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
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Chapter VIII
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XV.
Did
she
repent?
O
Sorrow!
Why
do
we
linger
still
To
take
thy
loving
message,
And
do
thy
gentle
will?
See,
her
tears
fall
more
slowly;
The
passionate
murmurs
cease,
And
back
upon
her
spirit
Flow
strength,
and
love,
and
peace.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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XV.
Line 2
Did
she
repent?
Line 3
O
Sorrow!
Line 4
Why
do
we
linger
still
To
take
thy
loving
message,
And
do
thy
gentle
will?
Line 5
See,
her
tears
fall
more
slowly;
The
passionate
murmurs
cease,
And
back
upon
her
spirit
Flow
strength,
and
love,
and
peace.
Learner Dictionary
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Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?”
Strength
noun
US /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?
back
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
cease
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did she repent?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?
fall
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
Flow
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
gentle
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From this reading Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
linger
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From this reading Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?
love
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
loving
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message
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more
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
murmurs
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
O
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From this reading O Sorrow!
passionate
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
peace
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
repent
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From this reading Did she repent?
See
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did she repent?
slowly
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
Sorrow
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From this reading O Sorrow!
spirit
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?
tears
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From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading See, her tears fall more slowly; The passionate murmurs cease, And back upon her spirit Flow strength, and love, and peace.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?
Why
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From this reading Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Why do we linger still To take thy loving message, And do thy gentle will?
XV
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From this reading XV.